San Antonio is home to all branches of the military and the largest joint base in the Department of Defense. With that comes a great responsibility to not only support the vital military missions that provide for our Nation’s defense, but to ...
San Antonio is proud to be Military City USA, and we have an important responsibility to support our service members and their families. Helping them smoothly transition from military service to civilian life is one of our highest priorities. ...
The Center of Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has recently released a Spanish language version of their popular collectible card game Cyber Threat Defender (CTD) that teaches ...
Morgan’s Wonderland announced today the difficult decision to remain closed for the rest of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.“Arriving at this conclusion has been truly heart-wrenching,” said Gordon Hartman, founder of The ...
As part of the City of San Antonio and Bexar County’s COVID-19 recovery and response plan, small businesses and non-profits are encouraged to register and pick up free safety supply kits.The City of San Antonio’s “Greater. SAfer. ...
Today, the San Antonio City Council unanimously approved extension of the Stay Home, Work Safe Orders to June 4. The order is in alignment with Governor’s Abbott’s most recent executive order issued Tuesday related to Phase Two to Reopen ...
This week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and 14 other San Antonio non-profit, membership-based 501(c)6 organizations wrote a letter to Congressional leadership asking for extension of eligibility within the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). ...
This week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee hosted a meeting to understand the financial impact of COVID-19 and oil and gas deficits on infrastructure projects locally and statewide. To help understand the impact, the ...
During these past two months, our great city has taken many necessary measures to ensure that our community stays safe and slows the spread of COVID-19. Social distancing measures that help to mitigate the risk of spreading the virus have greatly ...
Leadership San Antonio’s Class 45 held its first virtual class day hosted by the “Be United” team. The event kicked off with a special poem written by Greg Wukasch (SAWS) to inspire and motivate LSA 45 to “Stand With Us To ...
Now might be the time to think about changing your career. Webster University San Antonio Metro Campus is registering their Summer Term. Various Master's degree and certification programs are available. Check out their website or Facebook ...
Your Chamber is excited to report on a very important milestone in our Community’s path towards water self-sufficiency. On April 15, 2020, the San Antonio Water System’s (SAWS) Vista Ridge Pipeline Project went live.One of ...
The U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has helped small businesses across this country keep their doors open. Most importantly, Texas is among the top states for the most PPP loan approvals. Since Congress injected ...
Last week, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce kicked of its highly anticipated 2020 Congressional Series with Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21). The event was livestreamed via WebEx, allowing attendees to fully engage with the Congressman and ask ...
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over San Antonio and Austin May 13.“We are honored to extend our gratitude to Texans in San ...
Thursday, the Chamber hosted its sixth log-in and learn webinar for our members: Business and Mental Health Realities – A conversation about the state of mental health and how businesses can support employees. The Chamber understands the ...
On Tuesday, Governor Abbott held a press conference where he issued Executive Order No. GA-21, relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas.The Governor announced some guidance as it relates to ...
Bexar County has received $79 million from The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Yesterday, the Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to allocate half of it, $39.5 million, to workforce retraining efforts.In addition, ...
Last week, we learned that the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approved proposal of the Bexar County 2015 Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area FCAA, §179B Demonstration SIP Revision (Non-Rule Project No. 2019-106-SIP-NR). That ...
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan recognized the profound impact of the commitment of the Military Spouse to the readiness and well-being of military service members. He officially made Military Spouse Appreciation Day part of National Military ...
Last week the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) denied a bid by Ethos Capital LLC to purchase the Public Interest Registry (PIR) from the Internet Society (ISOC). PIR oversees millions of .ORG addresses for non-profit ...
On Saturday, May 2, three San Antonio high school teams, two Army JROTC teams from Roosevelt High School and one Air Force JROTC team from Brandeis High School, competed in the first-ever virtual version of the national CyberPatriot competition.Out ...
As an estimated 17,300 Bexar County-area high school students prepare to take the Advanced Placement (AP) exams starting next week, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce calls on the business community to support student employees who request time off ...
On Wednesday, May 6, your Chamber’s Cyber Council / CyberSecurity San Antonio program gathered for its monthly meeting via video conference. With more than 70 people in attendance, the group returned to its regular agenda of briefings to learn ...
As our city continues to battle COVID-19 and keep our economy together, Leadership San Antonio (LSA) Class 45 (aka LSA2020) was prepared to roll up our sleeves and do our part. As a team we hold ourselves to a few key values: we are one team, there ...
The future of our economy depends upon resiliency and innovation, characteristics that are embodied by our local high school students. Interest in summer internships remains high, and your Chamber encourages you to consider hosting a high school ...
Recognizing a need for a free information sharing system in San Antonio for scheduling and rescheduling of nonprofit events, the San Antonio Business Journal and CE Group have launched a shared event community calendar for nonprofits in the city.The ...
A $20,000 grant was given to the San Antonio Food Bank Daily Bread Ministries, St. PJ’s Children’s Home, Texas Diaper Bank and West Avenue Compassion were given $10,000 each The grants were unsolicited and given for general operating ...
Laurel Ridge Treatment Center has launched our new Telehealth service, enabling virtual visits for patients to participate remotely in their Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). IOP is designed for those requiring mental health treatment, to include ...
In accordance with Governor Abbott’s Phase One plan to reopen Texas, today restaurants and several other businesses may reopen with restrictions. This week, as restaurants started preparing to reopen, the Chamber received feedback from our ...